Window-shade bracket.



L. N. CHADIS. WINDOW SHADE BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED ocr. I8. 1916.

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

. u lHHi-HE i NVENTO ATTORNEY subject of the Czar of Russia,r'esiding at. New 1 ork, 1n the countyof New York and State of New York, have inventedcertain' Louis -1\1. armors, or NEW-YORK, N; Y.

wmnow-snannrnnonnn To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lonrs new and useful Improvements'in Window- Shade'Brackets, of which the following isa specification.

Specification of Lettersfatent,

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,7 This 1111 811111011 relates to window shade fixtures and particularly to the bracket for supporting the end of the shade roller,and f has for its objectto providea shade roller.

' bracketwhich may be secured to anywin inherent resiliency of the fixture itself.

'A further object of the invention is to provide a shade" roller bracket adapted to fit against the inner side of the sash holding strip and having a spring attachment to sufficient force against the outer edge of the dow frame with-out the use of nails or I screws, being retained in place solely by the enter the runway for'the sash andbear with sash holding strip and the inner edge of the parting bead to retain the bracket in place I and prevent the same being displaced by. the operation of raising'and lowering the shade.

With the above as the principal objects in view, the invention consists, of the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a face view of the improved fixture in place on a window frame, the Window frame being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the same parts, the window frame being in section on the line 2-2, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the fixture.

In the drawings, 10 indicates a plate which may be rectangular, circular or any desired form having a socket 11 about the center thereof to receive the bearing pin of the shade roller. This plate when in position is placed fiatwise against the inner side of the vertical holding strip a for retaining a window sash in place. The outer edge of the plate 10 is bent at a right angle to said plate and is preferably made of such width as to bear against the entire thickness of the holding strip a on its outer edge.

The right angled portion 12 of the plate 10 7 projects a short distance above the top of the plate 10 and has a finger 13 eXtending outwardly therefrom and at a rlght angle fratentea Oct. a, 1917..

Application'filed October 18,1916. Serial 110. 126,382. I

"' "thereto 'and to said plate, said finger when the fixture 1s n posit on bearing agalnst the outer edge of the horizontal holding strip Z) it the top of the window frame. I Fr'om'. the bottOmof'the angled portion 12 "'of thepla te 10 there extends a ribbon'of' spring metall l of such length as to permit the same'tobe folded-back and forth upon itself a number of times to form a spring like inember 15 that is adapted to fit in the space 0 forming the passage way for the lower sashbetween'the holding strips a and Z) and the vertical and horizontal parting beads (Z and e; The terminal end ofthe to the folded portion of the ribbon to form.

"a finger 16 parallel withthe finger 13 and j normally so'inclined'with relation with each other that'the fingers 13 and 15 are spaced apart a distance much-greater than the width of the runway 0 so that when the bracket is placed in position :the spring member '15 must be compressed to permit the angled portion 12 of the plate 10:,and

'- the fi ger-1310mm upon the holding strips a and band'thefiiige'r 16 with the contiguousportion 17, of the spring member. 15 to press upon the parting beads cl and e. The ribbon 1 1 that forms the spring member 15 is made of a metal of sufiicient Weight and resilience to exert considerable pressure against the holding strips and parting beads, a pressure in fact sufiicient to hold the bracket plate in place against the upper end of the strip a notwithstanding the clownward pull of said bracket when the window shade is lowered.

For the purpose of increasing the frictional contact of the fixture with the window frame, the bearing surfaces of the fingers 13 and 16 the angled portion 12 'of the plate 10 and the portion 17 of the spring member are covered with rubber as at 18.

When in use the back of the plate 10 will lie close against the inner side of the holding strip a at the'top thereof,the other part of the fixture being'within the runway 0 of the sash and practicallv hidden from view, the spring member 15 owing to itsco'mpres sion forces the-rubber covered fingers and the parts to which they are attached against adjacent portions of the window frame with sufficient force to securely hold the plate 10 in operative position without requiring the.

ribbon 14 is bent fiatwise at a right angle use of nails, screws or other fastening means. The fixtures may be quickly and easily removed when desired for the purpose of cleaning, painting or for any other cause and are easily replaced, and furthermore the window frame is not defaced by use of this fixture because of the absence of nails or screws.

What is claimed is l. A curtain shade bracket comprising an angle plate having a roller socket on one side thereof and adapted to bear against the inner side of the retaining strip for a Window sash, and a spring member comprising a folded ribbon of resilient material secured to said angle plate and adapted to be seated Within the sash run-way and hold said plate in operative position.

2; A curtain shade bracket comprising an angle plate having a socket on one side for a curtain roller pmtle and adapted to bear aga1nst the inner side of the reta1n1ng strip fof a window sash, a spring member formed of a ribbon of resilient metal folded back and forth upon itself and secured at one end to said plate, said spring adapted to be seated within the run-wayof a window sash and bearing against the parting bead to hold said plate in position, said angle plate and spring member each having a projecting finger to bear respectively against the inner surface of said runway at the top of the window frame. a

3. A window shade bracket comprising an angle plate adapted to bear upon the side and exterior facing edge of a sash h'olding strip, and a ribbon of resilient metal connected at one end to said angle plate and folded back and forth upon itself and adapted to bear at its other end against the inner side of the sash parting bead, the intermediate folded portion of said ribbon forming an expansible spring to fit within the sash run-Way of the Window frame and hold said angle plate frictionally in place.

a. A window shade bracket comprising a plate adapted to bear against the side of the sash holding strip of a window frame and provided with a socket for the pintle of a shade roller, an angular extension on one edge of said plate designed to bear upon the exterior facing edge of said strip, an integral bearing finger on said angular extension and lying in the same plane perpendicular thereto, a spring member formed of a ribbon of resilient metal folded back and forth upon itself connected at one end to said angular extension and adapted to bear at its opposite end against the inner side of the sash parting bead, the folded portion of said spring arranged to lie within the sashrunway of the Window frame, a finger on the outer end of said spring formed by bending the metal of the spring to lie parallel to the first named spring, and a friction cushion secured to the angle plate, the end of the spring, and to both fingers.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS N. CHADIS.

Witnesses Ismon LEIANE, LOUIS HUTTER.

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